DOCUMENT:Q263198 07-FEB-2001 [sms] TITLE :SMS: Err Msg: You Have Referenced the Variable DEST 9. This... PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER::2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbsmsInst kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you use the Repackage functionality in Systems Management Server (SMS) Installer 2.0 and you install a program on a drive other than the system drive, you may receive the following error message: You have referenced the variable DEST 9. This variable has not been previously defined. CAUSE ===== This error message occurs if you install a program on a drive other than the system drive and files are installed in more than eight different folders. SMS Installer is designed to support eight destination subfolders. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3. Additional query words: prodsms ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbsmsInst kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMSI200 Version : :2.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.